Saturday, August 30, 2008

Reina's pink jumper


Reina's pink jumper
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
My youngest grandaughter, Reina, turns one tomorrow!! Happy Birthday, Reina!! This is one of the two summer dresses I made for her. We will post another photo of Reina wearing this. It will be much cuter.

Reina's pink:orange jumper

The back side of the outfit

blue birdie jumper


blue birdie jumper
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
Reina' birthday jumper and bloomers. They are really cute with her in them

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Vegetables from my garden 8:24

Heirloom tomatoes, slender Japanese eggplant and a crookneck squash. These are the vegetables I picked from my garden this morning. I will add them to my pasta tonight!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Inside and Out, August 22

Greeting cards inspired by special occasions and the season's produce from the Farmers' Market. I found this packet of watercolor paper postcards and thought it would be great to share my sketches with my family  this way. The plum is now in my tummy and the chilies are in the salsa for tonight's dinner.  Bon Appetit!

Red hot chili pepper, 2


Red hot chili pepper, 2
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
Postcard inspired by Gloria's birthday and chili peppers from the Farmers' Market

red hot chili peppers, card

Postcard inspired by Brad and Amber's 4th anniversary and beautiful chilies from the Farmers' Market

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Key Lime Tart


Key Lime Tart
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
The dessert for the day...a good one for summer taken from Martha Stewart's website: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=fe350abc79ae7110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&rsc=header_1&autonomy_kw=key+lime+tart

I followed the recipe exactly today but I have used ginger snaps instead of graham crackers for the crust. My friend, Marjorie, uses a combination of lemon and lime juice...I squeezed Key limes fresh and used organic, free range chicken eggs. But it still is very decadent.

self portrait


self portrait
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
Doesn't it look just like me? Some days yes. This was a project of my workshop at the International Quilt Festival taught by Yvonne Porcella. It is a collage of fabric, machine appliqued and embellished with buttons (some vintage) crystals, and fibers. She makes me smile

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Save the Beach


Save the Beach
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl
This is my first graffiti art quilt It was inspired by my teachers at the International Quilt Festival (July 2008) Traci Bautista and Lisa Engelbrecht. Lots of processes here. The base is a painted muslin. Then I collaged painted papers (including newsprint) and cloth. I then painted Mr. Pelican, wrote my message, then over painted, over stamped and stenciled and embellished with a vintage dandelion ribbon and vintage buttons. All of my art quilts have the ribbon, button and bead elements added. I just have to. I first did some pelican sketches and then took a big plunge to transfer it to the "poster". I am now looking for the perfect piece of driftwood to hang it by.

Save the Beach, August 4


Save the Beach, August 4
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl

Anna in the Japanese Garden

I planted this apple tree 7 years ago when I moved into my home. I thought it would be a good addition to my Japanese garden. They are delicious.

Girls at the Beach






Brad, Amber and Reina came down for a visit last month to introduce Reina to the beach (first hand) and her cousins.  Brad took these lovely pictures of the girls on the beach.  Good job, Brad